WO2020090741A1

WO2020090741A1 - Metallic-tone thermoplastic resin pellet

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Publication number: WO2020090741A1
Application number: PCT/JP2019/042178
Authority: WO
Inventors: 行成祢宜; 嘉仁木皿; 祐子田中
Original assignee: ユニチカ株式会社
Priority date: 2018-10-31
Filing date: 2019-10-28
Publication date: 2020-05-07
Also published as: JP2020169340A; CN112955504B; EP3875532B1; EP3875532A4; EP3875532A1; CN112955504A; JPWO2020090741A1; US20210403710A1; JP6733986B1

Abstract

The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin pellet for obtaining a molded body which has excellent metallic color development, surface smoothness, flow mark-suppressing properties and has a sufficient metallic appearance. The present invention pertains to a metallic-tone thermoplastic resin pellet containing 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (A), 0.5-10 parts by mass of metallic particles (B), and 0-10 parts by mass of a plate-like, fibrous, and/or granular filler (C), wherein the pellet has a columnar shape in which a cross section perpendicular to the major axis direction is circular or elliptical, the length of the pellet is 0.5-2.8 mm, and the major axis of the cross section is 0.5-2.8 mm.

Description

Metallic thermoplastic pellets

The present invention relates to a pellet made of a metallic thermoplastic resin composition, and particularly to a thermoplastic resin pellet for producing a metallic molded product.

Molded bodies made of thermoplastic resin are generally used for interior and exterior covers of automobile instrument panels, lamp parts, engine covers, home appliances, etc. The appearance of such a resin molding may require a metallic color tone such as steel or aluminum alloy. Particularly in recent years, the demand for the appearance of the resin molded body has increased, and the appearance of the resin molded body is required to have not only a metallic color tone but also a glossy feeling while suppressing a high brilliance. .. Also, various metallic tones are required, from silver gray to slightly whitish gray.

To meet such demands, so-called metallic coating has been conventionally used to coat the surface of the resin molded body with a paint containing metal powder such as aluminum. However, this metallic coating has a problem in terms of working environment because it uses an organic solvent, and also has a problem of poor productivity and high cost.

As a method for solving the above problems, a thermoplastic resin such as polyamide, a metal powder such as aluminum, mica, wollastonite, a resin composition obtained by filling the surface of a glass or the like with glossy particles coated with a metal Is proposed to be used.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a polyamide resin composition obtained by mixing particles in which a layered silicate is uniformly dispersed at a molecular level with particles exhibiting a metallic color. Further, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses a polyamide resin composition containing a polyamide resin and metal flakes. Further, for example, Patent Document 3 discloses a resin composition using an aliphatic polyamide resin and an amorphous polyamide resin as the polyamide resin. Further, for example, Patent Document 4 discloses a polyamide resin composition containing metallic particles having different particle sizes.

International Publication No. 99/13006 Pamphlet Japanese Patent Publication No. 2001-509524 JP, 2014-167049, A Japanese Patent No. 6246419

However, the molded product obtained from the thermoplastic resin composition described in the prior art document has insufficient metallic color development, insufficient surface smoothness, and / or insufficient flow mark suppressing property. It was As a result, the metallic appearance was insufficient as compared with painting and plating. In particular, the flow mark was more prominent as the injection speed was higher when the molded body was manufactured by injection molding.

An object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic resin pellet which is excellent in metallic color developability, surface smoothness, and flow mark suppressing properties, and which can provide a molded product having a sufficient metallic appearance.

The present invention is excellent in metallic color developability, surface smoothness and flow mark suppression properties, while having a sufficient metallic appearance, it is possible to obtain a molded article having excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties, a thermoplastic resin pellet. The purpose is to provide.

The present inventors have arrived at the present invention as a result of intensive research to solve such problems.

That is, the gist of the present invention is as follows.
<1> Metallic heat control containing 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (A), 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of metallic particles (B), and 0 to 10 parts by weight of a plate-like, fibrous and / or granular filler (C). A plastic resin pellet,
The pellet has a columnar shape with a circular or elliptical cross section perpendicular to the long axis direction,
A metallic thermoplastic thermoplastic resin pellet, wherein the pellet has a length of 0.5 to 2.8 mm and a cross-sectional major axis of 0.5 to 2.8 mm.
<2> The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to <1>, wherein the product of the length (mm) of the pellet and the major axis (mm) of the cross section is 0.5 to 8.
<3> The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to <1> or <2>, wherein the thermoplastic resin (A) is polyamide, polyolefin, or polycarbonate.
<4> The metallic particles (B) include aluminum as a metal, iron, nickel, chromium, tin, zinc, indium, titanium, and copper; an alloy of two or more kinds of the metals; and the metals and the alloys. The metallized thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of <1> to <3>, which is particles of one or more inorganic materials selected from the group consisting of oxides, nitrides, sulfides, and carbides of.
<5> The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of <1> to <4>, wherein the metallic particles (B) have an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 μm.
<6> The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of <1> to <5>, in which the content of the metallic particles (B) is 1 to 5 parts by mass.
<7> The filler (C) is at least one kind of inorganic filler selected from the group consisting of swellable layered silicate, talc, kaolin, wollastonite, calcium carbonate, silica, and mica, <1> to The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of <6>.
<8> The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of <1> to <7>, wherein the filler (C) has an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 10 μm.
<9> The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of <1> to <8>, wherein the content of the filler (C) is 2 to 10 parts by mass.
<10> The thermoplastic resin (A) is polyamide,
The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of <1> to <9>, wherein the product of the length (mm) of the pellet and the major axis (mm) of the cross section is 0.5 to 5.5.
<11> The thermoplastic resin (A) is polyamide,
The product of the length (mm) of the pellet and the major axis (mm) of the cross section is 0.5 to 2;
The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of <1> to <10>, wherein the content of the filler (C) is 2 to 10 parts by mass.
<12> A molded product obtained by injection molding or extrusion molding using the metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of <1> to <11>.

When the metallic thermoplastic resin pellets of the present invention are used, it is possible to obtain a molded product that is excellent in metallic color development, surface smoothness, and flow mark suppression properties and has a sufficient metallic appearance. Specifically, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a molded product in which metallic coloration is good and uniform, there is no color unevenness, and which has good gloss.

It is a schematic explanatory drawing for measuring L * of the test piece surface in an Example.

[Metallic Thermoplastic Resin Pellet Constituents]
The metallic thermoplastic resin pellets of the present invention (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “pellets”) contain a thermoplastic resin (A) and metallic particles (B), and exhibit metallic color developability, surface smoothness, and flow mark suppression properties. From the viewpoint of further improving the metallic appearance, heat resistance and mechanical properties, it is preferable that the filler (C) is further included.

The thermoplastic resin (A) is not particularly limited and is a polymer that can be injection-molded or extruded. Specific examples of the thermoplastic resin (A) include, for example, polyolefin (eg polyethylene, polypropylene), ABS resin (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin), polystyrene, polymethyl methacrylate, polyamide, polyacetal, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, Examples thereof include polycarbonate, polyphenylene ether, polyarylate and the like. The thermoplastic resin (A) is a polyolefin (especially polypropylene), an ABS resin, or a polyamide from the viewpoint of further improving metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing properties, heat resistance and mechanical properties, and economic efficiency. , Or polycarbonate is preferable, polyamide, polyolefin (particularly polypropylene) or polycarbonate is more preferable, and polyamide is more preferable.

In the present specification, the metallic color developability is a characteristic that a metallic color is developed on the surface of the molded body. More specifically, the higher the flip-flop value, the better the metallic coloring.
The surface smoothness is a characteristic relating to the gloss of the surface of the molded product. Specifically, the higher the surface glossiness, the better the surface smoothness.
The flow mark suppression property is a property of suppressing the generation of flow marks that cause color unevenness of metallic color on the surface of the molded body. The flow mark is a stripe-shaped flow mark generated due to the melt flowing while solidifying in the mold during molding, and often occurs near the gate during injection molding, for example.
The metallic appearance is a characteristic in which the visual appearance of the obtained molded body is similar to that of a real metal. In detail, the metallic appearance is one of the comprehensive characteristics regarding color development, gloss and color unevenness. The metallic appearance is a characteristic that is obtained for the first time due to its excellent metallic color development, surface smoothness, and flow mark suppression characteristics.
Heat resistance is the property of a molded body to withstand deformation due to heat.
Mechanical physical properties are characteristics relating to mechanical strength (for example, bending strength) of a molded product.

The polyamide is not particularly limited, but an aliphatic polyamide or an aromatic polyamide can be used, and they can be mixed and used. The polyamide is preferably an aliphatic polyamide from the viewpoint of further improving metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing properties and metallic appearance.

Examples of the aliphatic polyamide include polycaproamide (polyamide 6), polytetramethylene adipamide (polyamide 46), polyhexamethylene adipamide (polyamide 66), polycaproamide / polyhexamethylene adipamide copolymer (polyamide). 6/66), polyundecamide (polyamide 11), polycaproamide / polyundecamide copolymer (polyamide 6/11), polydecamide (polyamide 12), polycaproamide / polydodecamide copolymer (polyamide 6/12) , Polyhexamethylene sebacamide (polyamide 610), polyhexamethylene dodecamide (polyamide 612), and the like. Polyamide is a polyamide 6, a polyamide 66, a polyamide 11, a polyamide 12, a polyamide 6/11, a polyamide 6/12, or a mixture thereof, from the viewpoint of further improving metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing properties and metallic appearance. Is preferred.

As aromatic polyamides, polyhexamethylene terephthalamide (nylon 6T), polyhexamethylene terephthal / isophthalamide (nylon 6T / 6I), polybis (4-aminocyclohexyl) methandodecamide (nylon PACM12), polybis (3-methyl) -4-Aminocyclohexyl) methandodecamide (nylon dimethyl PACM12), polymethaxylylene adipamide (nylon MXD6), polynonamethylene terephthalamide (nylon 9T), polydecamethylene terephthalamide (nylon 10T), polyundecamethylene Crystalline polyamides such as terephthalamide (nylon 11T) and polyundecamethylene hexahydroterephthalamide (nylon 11T (H)), isophthalic acid / terephthalic acid / 1,6-f Polycondensate of sundiamine / bis (3-methyl-4-aminocyclohexyl) methane, terephthalic acid / 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,6-hexanediamine / 2,4,4-trimethyl-1,6- Hexanediamine polycondensate, isophthalic acid / bis (3-methyl-4-aminocyclohexyl) methane / ω-laurolactam polycondensate, isophthalic acid / terephthalic acid / 1,6-hexanediamine polycondensate, isophthalic acid Acid / 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,6-hexanediamine / 2,4,4-trimethyl-1,6-hexanediamine polycondensate, isophthalic acid / terephthalic acid / 2,2,4-trimethyl 1,6-hexanediamine / 2,4,4-trimethyl-1,6-hexanediamine polycondensate, isophthalic acid / bis (3-methyl-4-aminosine) Examples thereof include amorphous polyamides such as polycondensates of chlorhexyl) methane / ω-laurolactam and polycondensates of isophthalic acid / terephthalic acid / other diamine components. The aromatic polyamide is preferably an amorphous polyamide in terms of the effects of improving the light resistance and surface appearance of the resulting molded article, and is a polycondensate of isophthalic acid / terephthalic acid / 1,6-hexanediamine. A polycondensate of isophthalic acid / terephthalic acid / 1,6-hexanediamine / bis (3-methyl-4-aminocyclohexyl) methane or a mixture thereof can be more preferably used.

In the present invention, an aliphatic polyamide is preferably used from the viewpoint of further improving the metallic color developability, the surface smoothness, the flow mark suppressing property, and the metallic appearance, but an aromatic polyamide can also be mixed and used. When mixed and used, it is preferable that aliphatic polyamide / aromatic polyamide = 50/50 to 100/0 (mass ratio).

The relative viscosity, which is an index of the molecular weight of polyamide, is not particularly limited, but the relative viscosity measured with 96% by mass concentrated sulfuric acid as a solvent at a temperature of 25 ° C. and a concentration of 1 g / dl is metallic coloration, surface smoothness, From the viewpoint of further improving the flow mark suppressing properties, metallic appearance, heat resistance and mechanical properties, it is preferably 1.5 to 3.5, more preferably 1.7 to 3.1. More preferably, it is 9 to 2.8.

The MFR, which is an index of the molecular weight of a polyolefin (for example, polypropylene), is not particularly limited, but the MFR measured at a temperature of 230 ° C. and a load of 2.16 kgf according to the method specified in JIS K7210 is metallic color developability, surface smoothness, From the viewpoint of further improving the flow mark suppressing property and metallic appearance, it is preferably 1 to 60 g / 10 minutes, more preferably 5 to 50 g / 10 minutes, and further preferably 10 to 50 g / 10 minutes. ..

The intrinsic viscosity, which is an index of the molecular weight of the polycarbonate resin, is not particularly limited, but the intrinsic viscosity (dl / g) at 20 ° C. in a methylene chloride solvent is preferably 0.4 to 1.5, and 0.45 to 1 It is more preferably 0.0, still more preferably 0.45 to 0.8.

The metallic particles (B) are not particularly limited as long as they are additives capable of exhibiting a metallic color in the molded product. As such metallic particles (B), for example, aluminum as a metal, iron, nickel, chromium, tin, zinc, indium, titanium and copper; an alloy of two or more kinds of the above metals; and the above metals and the above Particles (especially powders) of one or more inorganic materials selected from the group consisting of oxides, nitrides, sulfides and carbides of alloys. Of these, aluminum is preferable from the viewpoint of further improving the metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing property, and metallic appearance.

The metallic particles (B) (particularly aluminum particles) preferably have a plate shape or a granular shape, and preferably have a plate shape from the viewpoint of further improving the metallic color developability, the surface smoothness, the flow mark suppressing property and the metallic appearance. .. In the metallic particles (B), the plate shape means a flake shape or a flat plate shape. In the metallic particles (B), the term “granular” as long as it has a particle-like shape as a whole, for example, is a substantially spherical shape, a substantially elliptical spherical shape, a substantially cubic shape, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, or a composite shape thereof. Good.

The metallic particles (B) are preferably powders having an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 μm, particularly 5 to 100 μm, from the viewpoint of further improving the metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing property and metallic appearance. The powder is preferably 10 to 80 μm. The average particle diameter of the metallic particles (B) is the average value of the maximum diameters (or maximum lengths) in the granular form, and is the average value of the maximum lengths in the maximum plane in the plate-like form. When two or more types of metallic particles having different average particle diameters are used as described later, it is preferable that the average particle diameter of each metallic particle (B) is within the above range.

The average particle size of the metallic particles (B) can be measured by a laser diffraction / scattering type particle size distribution measuring device, for example, Microtrac 2 (manufactured by Nikkiso Co., Ltd.).

As the metallic particles (B), two or more kinds (particularly two kinds) of metallic particles (B) having different average particle diameters are used from the viewpoint of further improving the metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing property and metallic appearance. Preferably. For example, the metallic particles (B) having an average particle diameter of 1 to 20 μm (particularly plate-shaped aluminum powder) and the metallic particles (B) having an average particle diameter of 40 to 60 μm (particularly plate-shaped aluminum powder) may be used in combination. preferable.

The content of the metallic particles (B) is required to be 0.5 to 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A), and the metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing property and From the viewpoint of further improving the metallic appearance, the amount is preferably 0.5 to 9 parts by mass, more preferably 1 to 5 parts by mass, and further preferably 1.5 to 4.5 parts by mass. When using two or more kinds of metallic particles (B), the total content thereof should be within the above range. If the content of the metallic particles (B) is less than this range, the metallic color developability deteriorates, and a good metallic appearance cannot be obtained. If the content exceeds this range, the surface smoothness and the flow mark suppressing property deteriorate, and a sufficient metallic appearance cannot be obtained.

The pellet of the present invention contains a plate-like, fibrous and / or granular filler (C) from the viewpoint of further improving metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing properties, metallic appearance, heat resistance and mechanical properties. Preferably. When the pellet of the present invention contains such a filler (C), the metallic appearance of the obtained molded product is further improved. As a result, the visual appearance of the obtained molded body is much closer to that of a genuine metallic product.

With the plate-like, fibrous and / or granular filler (C), a plate-like filler may be used as the filler (C), a fibrous filler may be used, or a granular filler may be used. Means that two or more kinds of these fillers may be used in combination. In the filler (C), the plate shape means a flake shape or a flat plate shape. In the filler (C), the fibrous shape means an elongated shape as a whole and includes a rod shape. In the filler (C), the term "granular" as long as it has a particle-like shape as a whole, for example, a substantially spherical shape, a substantially elliptical spherical shape, a substantially cubic shape, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, or a composite shape thereof. Good.

The filler (C) preferably has a plate shape from the viewpoint of further improving metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing properties, metallic appearance, heat resistance, and mechanical properties.

Examples of the filler (C) include at least one kind of inorganic filler selected from the group consisting of swelling layered silicate, talc, kaolin, wollastonite, calcium carbonate, silica, and mica. From the viewpoint of further improving the metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing property and metallic appearance, one kind selected from the group consisting of swellable layered silicate, kaolin, and wollastonite among the above fillers (C). The above is preferable, and the swelling layered silicate is more preferable. The most preferred embodiment from the viewpoint of metallic color developability is a case where the swellable layered silicate is used alone among the filler (C). When the thermoplastic resin (A) is an aliphatic polyamide and contains a swellable layered silicate as a filler (C), a metallic appearance is remarkably increased in each part of the three-dimensional part of the resulting molded article. There is an effect observed in. That is, it is possible to obtain a molded body having a more metallic three-dimensional effect. The metallic three-dimensional effect is a state in which the flip-flop value is high.

The swellable layered silicate has a structure in which a plurality of layers are stacked, and has a plate shape as a whole.
Talc, kaolin, calcium carbonate, silica and mica have a granular form.
Wollastonite has a fibrous shape.

The swelling layered silicate may be a naturally occurring one or an artificially synthesized or modified one. For example, smectite group (montmorillonite, beidellite, hectorite, sauconite, etc.), vermiculite group (vermiculite, etc.), mica group ( Fluorine micas, muscovite, paragonite, phlogopite, lepidrite, etc.), brittle mica group (margarite, clintnite, anandite, etc.), chlorite group (donbasite, sudoite, kukkeite, clinochlore, chamonite, nimite, etc.) Be done. In the present invention, swellable fluoromica and montmorillonite are particularly preferably used. Two or more swelling layered silicates may be used in combination.

The swellable fluoromica preferably used in the present invention generally has a structural formula represented by the following formula.
M _a (Mg _X Li _b ) Si ₄ O _Y F _Z
(In the formula, M represents an ion-exchangeable cation, and specific examples thereof include sodium and lithium. Further, a, b, X, Y, and Z each represent a coefficient, and 0 ≦ a ≦ 0.5. , 0 ≦ b ≦ 0.5, 2.5 ≦ X ≦ 3, 10 ≦ Y ≦ 11, 1.0 ≦ Z ≦ 2.0.)

As a method for producing such swellable fluoromica, for example, silicon oxide, magnesium oxide and various fluorides are mixed, and the mixture is completely melted in a temperature range of 1400 to 1500 ° C. in an electric furnace or a gas furnace. A melting method in which crystals of swellable fluoromica are grown in the reaction vessel during the cooling process.

There is also a method in which talc [Mg ₃ Si ₄ O ₁₀ (OH) ₂ ] is used as a starting material, and alkali metal ions are intercalated into the starting material to impart swelling property to obtain swelling fluoromica (JP-A-2- 149415). In this method, swelling fluoromica can be obtained by heat-treating talc and alkali silicofluoride mixed in a predetermined mixing ratio in a magnetic crucible at a temperature of 700 to 1200 ° C. for a short time. At this time, the amount of alkali silicofluoride mixed with talc is preferably in the range of 10 to 35 mass% of the entire mixture.

The montmorillonite is represented by the following formula, and can be obtained by purifying naturally occurring ones using hydration treatment or the like.
_{_{_{M a Si (Al 2 -aMg)}}} O 10 (OH) 2 · nH 2 O
(In the formula, M represents a cation such as sodium, and 0.25 ≦ a ≦ 0.6. Further, the number of water molecules bound to the ion-exchange cations between the layers depends on the cation species and humidity. Since it can be changed variously depending on the type, it is represented by nH ₂ O in the formula.)
It is known that montmorillonite has the same type of ion-substituted compounds such as magnesian montmorillonite, iron montmorillonite, iron magnesian montmorillonite, and these may be used.

The filler (C) is one or more known compounds selected from the group consisting of an organic compound having an amide group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a mercapto group, a glycidyl group and / or an acid anhydride group and derivatives thereof. The surface treatment may be performed by the surface treatment agent (coupling agent). Among the above, it is preferable that the surface treatment is performed with an organic compound having an amino group, an acid anhydride group, or a glycidyl group. The amount of the surface treatment agent used is preferably 0.1 to 2 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the inorganic filler.

The average particle diameter of the filler (C) is 0.01 to 10 μm, preferably 0.05 to 10 μm, and more preferably 0.1 to 7 μm. The average particle diameter of the filler (C) is the average value of the maximum diameter (or maximum length) when it is granular, the average value of the fiber diameter when it is fibrous, and the maximum value on the maximum surface when it is plate-like. It is the average value of the length. The average particle diameter is a number average value of at least 100 particles observed by an electron microscope.

When the filler (C) has a fibrous shape, the average fiber length thereof is preferably 0.1 to 100 μm, from the viewpoint of further improving the metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing property and metallic appearance. The thickness is more preferably 0.5 to 50 μm, further preferably 1 to 25 μm.

The average thickness and average fiber length of the filler (C) can be calculated by a simple average of 50 arbitrary measurements with an electron microscope.

The filler (C) can be mixed in an amount of 0 to 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A). When the content of the filler (C) is more than 10 parts by mass, the metallic coloring property, surface smoothness, and flow mark suppressing property of the obtained molded product deteriorate. The content of the filler (C) is preferably 2 to 10 parts by mass, more preferably from the viewpoint of further improving the metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing property, metallic appearance, heat resistance, and mechanical properties. Is 2 to 8 parts by mass, more preferably 2 to 6 parts by mass.

By pre-dispersing the filler (C) (particularly the swelling layered silicate) in the thermoplastic resin (A), the metallic color developability, surface smoothness, and metallic appearance are further improved. For example, the polymerization reaction of the monomer component constituting the thermoplastic resin (A) (particularly polyamide) may be carried out in the presence of the swelling layered silicate. As a result, the swellable layered silicate can be uniformly dispersed in the thermoplastic resin (A), the surface glossiness of the resulting molded article can be further increased, and as a result, the metallic appearance can be further improved. For example, when the thermoplastic resin (A) is a polyamide, an aminocarboxylic acid or a lactam thereof can be used as the monomer used in the polymerization reaction. Therefore, the lactam is used as an aminocarboxylic acid as a raw material for the polymerization reaction. May be. As the method of polymerization, after the swellable layered silicate and the lactam are charged into an autoclave, an initiator such as water is used and the temperature is 240 to 300 ° C., the pressure is 0.2 to 3 MPa, and the range is 1 to 15 hours. A method of performing a melt polycondensation reaction can be mentioned. When ε-caprolactam is used, it is preferable to carry out the polymerization at a temperature of 250 to 280 ° C. and a pressure of 0.5 to 2 MPa for 1 to 5 hours (particularly 3 to 5 hours). In order to remove the aminocarboxylic acid (lactam) remaining in the polyamide resin after polymerization, it is preferable to subject the polyamide resin pellets to scouring with hot water. Treatment in water for 8 hours or more can be mentioned.

[Metallic thermoplastic pellets]
The thermoplastic resin pellet according to the present invention has a columnar shape whose cross section perpendicular to the major axis direction is circular or elliptical. The major axis direction is the height direction of a cylindrical shape. The length (L) of the pellet is 0.5 to 2.8 mm, and preferably 0.5 to 2.5 mm from the viewpoint of further improving the metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing property and metallic appearance. The thickness is more preferably 0.8 to 2.3 mm, further preferably 0.8 to 1.8 mm, and most preferably 0.8 to 1.2 mm. The major axis (D) of the pellet is 0.5 to 2.8 mm, and preferably 0.5 to 2.5 mm, more preferably 0.5 to 2.5 mm from the viewpoint of further improving metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing properties and metallic appearance. It is preferably 0.8 to 2.3 mm, more preferably 0.8 to 1.8 mm, and most preferably 0.8 to 1.2 mm. If the length (L) of the pellets is less than 0.5 mm, the pellets are often chipped when cut with a pelletizer, dust is increased, and molding stability may be impaired. On the other hand, if the length (L) of the pellets exceeds 2.8 mm, color unevenness due to flow marks is likely to occur, and as a result, the metallic appearance deteriorates. If the major axis (D) of the pellet cross section is less than 0.5 mm, the discharge amount in the step of melt kneading may not be increased or the strand may be easily broken, resulting in poor processing efficiency, which is not preferable. On the other hand, when the major axis (D) of the pellet cross section exceeds 2.8 mm, color unevenness due to flow marks is likely to occur or the metallic color developability is deteriorated.

The length of the pellet (L) is the maximum length in the major axis direction of each pellet. The major axis (D) of the pellet is the maximum major axis of the cross section perpendicular to the major axis direction of each pellet. When the vertical cross section of the pellet in the direction of the major axis is circular, there is no distinction between the major axis and the minor axis, and the major axis (D) is the diameter of the circle. As the length (L) and the long diameter (D) of the pellet, an average value of 20 pellets arbitrarily selected is used.

Each of the pellets of the present invention does not have to have a cylindrical shape in the strict sense, and slight distortion or deformation is allowed. For example, each pellet may have a portion whose length in the major axis direction is 0.8 × L to 1 × L with respect to the maximum length L in the major axis direction of the pellet. Further, for example, each pellet may have a portion having a major axis of 0.8 × D to 1 × D with respect to the maximum major axis D of the pellet. Further, for example, each pellet may have a portion whose minor axis is 0.8 × M to 1 × M with respect to the maximum minor axis M of the pellet.

The product (L × D) of the length (L) (mm) of the pellet and the major axis (D) (mm) of the cross section is from the viewpoint of further improving the metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing property and metallic appearance. , Preferably 0.5 to 8, more preferably 0.5 to 5.5, still more preferably 0.5 to 2.

The minor axis (M) of the pellet may be within the same range as the major axis (D), as long as it is generally shorter than the major axis (D).

The ratio of the major axis to the minor axis (major axis / minor axis) in the vertical cross section of the pellet with respect to the major axis direction is preferably 1 to 2, and more preferably 1 to 1.7 from the viewpoint of weighing stability during molding. preferable.

The length (L) of pellets can be adjusted from the speed of the take-up roller of the pelletizer and the rotation speed of the cutter blade during melt-kneading.

The major axis (D) of the pellet can be adjusted by the hole size of the die, the take-up roller speed of the pelletizer and the strand cooling timing. The hole size (diameter) of the die is not particularly limited, but it is preferably 2 to 5 mm, more preferably 2.5 to 4 mm. The number of holes in the die is set by the discharge rate, but the discharge rate per hole is preferably 10 to 40 kg / h, more preferably 15 to 35 kg / h. If the hole size of the die is more than 5 mm or if the discharge amount per hole is less than 10 kg, the strands may be easily broken and the processing stability may be insufficient, which is not preferable. On the other hand, when the size of the die is less than 2 mm or when the discharge amount per hole exceeds 40 kg, the resin pressure in the die is high, which may cause vent up or lack stability of the strand, which is not preferable. ..

When a water tank is used as the timing for cooling the strands, from the viewpoint of strand stability, it is preferable that the horizontal distance between the strands leaving the die and the first immersion in water is 100 to 300 mm. The water immersion distance of the strand is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.1 to 5 m. Particularly in the case of polyamide, in order to prevent thermal discoloration, it is preferable to adjust the water immersion distance so that the pellet temperature immediately after cutting with a pelletizer is 140 ° C. or lower, preferably 120 ° C. or lower. The water immersion distance is the distance from the time when the strand is immersed in water to the time when the strand comes out of the water.

The thermoplastic resin pellets of the present invention are pigments, plasticizers, viscosity reducers, lubricants, release agents, dispersants, impact-resistant materials, antistatic agents, heat-resistant agents, and antioxidants, as long as the characteristics are not significantly impaired. Additives such as agents, weathering agents, antibacterial agents, flame retardants and the like can be contained.

It is preferable that the pellets of the present invention contain a black pigment or a black dye as a pigment because the metallic color developability, surface smoothness and metallic appearance are further improved. The black pigment is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include carbon black, acetylene black, lamp black, bone black, graphite, iron black, aniline black, cyanine black and titanium black. Among them, carbon black is particularly preferable because the effects of the present invention can be easily expressed. The black dye is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include an azine dye containing nigrosine and a polycyclic condensation dye containing anthraquinone. Among them, azine dyes are preferable because they are easy to handle, and examples thereof include NYB27620B (manufactured by Sanyo Kako Co., Ltd.), Orient Spirit Black SB (manufactured by Orient Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.), and Spirit Black No. Commercially available products such as 850 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) and Nigrosine Base LK (manufactured by BASF) can be used. The above black pigment or black dye may be used alone or in combination. Among the azine dyes, nigrosine is particularly preferable. As nigrosine, C. in COLOR INDEX. I. SOLVENT BLACK 5 and C.I. I. A black azine type condensation mixture as described as SOLVENT BLACK 7. Such nigrosine can be synthesized, for example, by subjecting aniline, aniline hydrochloride and nitrobenzene to oxidation and dehydration condensation at a reaction temperature of 160 to 180 ° C. in the presence of iron chloride. Furthermore, the purified nigrosine obtained by purifying the thus obtained nigrosine and containing less than 0.1% of aniline and diphenylamine is more preferable. As such nigrosine, NUBIAN BLACK series manufactured by Orient Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. is commercially available.

The method for producing the thermoplastic resin pellets of the present invention will be described.
When the thermoplastic resin (A), the metallic particles (B), and the filler (C) optionally blended are melt-mixed, a known melt-kneading extruder can be used, although not limited thereto. The screw can be used either uniaxially or polyaxially, but it is preferable to use biaxially in order to suppress crushing or breakage due to kneading of the metallic particles as much as possible, and further improve the metallic color developability and surface smoothness of the molded body. preferable. As a method of supplying the metallic particles (B) to the melt-kneading extruder, a mixture of the thermoplastic resin (A), the metallic particles (B) and the filler (C) is collectively charged from the upstream main hopper. In order to suppress the crushing or breakage of the metallic particles (B) as much as possible, it is preferable to supply the metallic particles (B) through a side feeder in the middle of the extruder, and it is more preferable to supply the metallic particles (B) downstream of the extruder.

After melting and kneading, the kneaded product is usually extruded in a strand form from a die, then cooled and pelletized to obtain pellets having a cylindrical shape with a predetermined size. Cooling is usually accomplished by dipping the strands in a water bath. The vertical cross-sectional shape of the pellet with respect to the long axis direction usually reflects the opening shape of the die. As described above, the length (L) of the pellet can be adjusted by the speed of the take-up roller and the rotational speed of the cutter blade in the pelletizer for pelletizing. The major axis (D) of the pellet can be adjusted by the hole size of the die, the take-up roller speed of the pelletizer, and the cooling timing of the strand, as described above.

[Method for producing metallic-like molded article]
Next, a method for producing a molded product using the thermoplastic resin pellet of the present invention will be described.
The molding method using the thermoplastic resin pellets includes injection molding method, blow molding method, extrusion molding method, inflation molding method, and vacuum molding method after sheet processing, pressure molding method, vacuum pressure molding method, etc. Is mentioned. Among them, it is preferable to use the injection molding method, and besides the general injection molding method, the gas injection molding method, the injection press molding method, etc. can be adopted.

The temperature conditions for injection molding are the same as the general temperature conditions for each thermoplastic resin. Examples of the cylinder temperature are, for example, 150 to 240 ° C. for polypropylene, 220 to 290 ° C. for polyamide 6, 260 to 300 ° C. for polyamide 66, 180 to 250 ° C. for ABS resin, and polycarbonate. In the case of, the temperature is 260 to 350 ° C. The mold temperature may be selected in the range of 40 to 150 ° C. according to the characteristics of each thermoplastic resin. When the injection is performed at a high speed, the orientation of the metallic particles is disturbed, and the brightness, the metallic color developability, the surface smoothness, and the flow mark suppressing property tend to be deteriorated. However, in the present invention, the relatively high injection speed is used. Even at (for example, 50 mm / sec), it is possible to obtain a molded product that does not have sufficient flow marks and has metallic color development and surface smoothness.

In the present invention, from the viewpoint of further improving the metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing property, and metallic appearance, the mold used in injection molding has a cavity surface polished to a surface roughness (Ra) of 0. It is preferably 1 μm or less. Here, the surface roughness is measured according to JIS B0601 (2001). In order to control the surface roughness (Ra) of the cavity to 0.1 μm or less, it is preferable to finish by polishing with a file (abrasive). Specifically, a diamond file, a grindstone, a ceramic grindstone, a ruby grindstone, a GC grindstone, or the like is used as the file, and the surface roughness of the inner surface of the mold is 0.1 μm by polishing with an ultrasonic grinder or by hand. The following can be controlled. The abrasive grain size is preferably # 1000 or more, more preferably # 5000 or more, and further preferably # 8000 or more.

The steel material of the mold is preferably a quenched and tempered steel having a hardness of 40 HRC or more, and more preferably a hardness of 50 HRC or more. Alternatively, instead of polishing the mold cavity, a mold having the surface of the cavity plated with chromium may be used. It is also possible to use a die that has been polished as described above and then plated with chromium.

Examples of molded articles using the thermoplastic resin pellets of the present invention include various automobile parts, electric and electronic parts. Since the molded product of the present invention is excellent in metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppressing property and metallic appearance, it can be used as an automobile part in a speedometer in an instrument panel, a tachometer, a fuel gauge, a water temperature meter, and a distance meter. Etc., such as various instruments, car stereos, navigation systems, various switches around air conditioners, buttons, shift levers in the center console, side brake grips, door trims, armrests, door levers, etc. Can be used as a replacement material for metal or conventional resin parts. As electric and electronic parts, various parts and housings around personal computers, mobile phone parts and housings, and resin parts for electric appliances such as office automation equipment parts can be used. In addition, because a more sufficient metallic appearance is obtained, the texture is not deteriorated while the weight is reduced especially with shift levers, side brake grips, door trims, armrests, door levers, etc. in automobile parts, and therefore a high-class feeling is obtained. Increase.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

1. Raw material (1) Thermoplastic resin (A)
-A-1: Polyamide 6 "A1030BRL" manufactured by Unitika Ltd. Relative viscosity 2.5
・ A-2: polypropylene "J106" manufactured by Prime Polymer MFR 15g / 10 minutes ・ A-3: polycarbonate "S-3000" manufactured by Mitsubishi Engineering Plastics Co., Ltd. viscosity 0.475dl / g

A-4: Production Example 1 Layered silicate-blended polyamide 6
To 100 parts by mass of ε-caprolactam (manufactured by Ube Industries, Ltd.), 0.4 parts by mass of phosphorous acid, 4 parts by mass of a swelling layered silicate (C-1) described later, and 5 parts by mass of water were charged into an autoclave, After stirring at 80 ° C. for 1 hour, the mixture was stirred at 260 ° C. and 0.7 Ma for 1 hour, and then at 260 ° C. and normal pressure for 1 hour to carry out polymerization. The resin was discharged from the autoclave in the form of strands and cut into pellets. The obtained pellets were washed in water at 95 ° C for 12 hours to remove unreacted monomer components, and dried in a vacuum dryer at 100 ° C for 24 hours to obtain layered silicate-containing polyamide 6. This layered silicate-blended polyamide 6 contains 4.2 parts by weight of layered silicate per 100 parts by weight of polyamide 6 component. Polyamide 6 had a relative viscosity of 2.5.

(2) Metallic particles (B)
・ B-1: Aluminum paste, "Silbeads M100-BP" manufactured by Asahi Kasei Chemicals, average particle diameter 10 μm
B-2: Aluminum paste, "1950M" manufactured by Toyo Aluminum Co., Ltd., average particle size 52 μm
When the metallic particles (B) are used in the paste form as described above, the content of the metallic particles (B) in the following examples or comparative examples is a value converted into the content of only the metallic particles (B). is there.

(3) Plate-like, fibrous and / or granular filler (C)
C-1: swellable fluoromica, “ME-100” manufactured by Coop Chemical Co., average particle size 4.6 μm, cation exchange capacity 110 meq / 100 g, plate-shaped C-2: talc, manufactured by Nippon Talc Co. “Talc K-1”, average particle size 8 μm, granular C-3: wollastonite, “NYAD1250” manufactured by Imerys, average particle size (average fiber diameter) 3 μm, average length 9 μm, fibrous

2. Evaluation method (1) Plate type test piece shape and mold The plate type test piece is a plate-shaped molded body having a length of 90 mm, a width of 50 mm and a thickness of 2 mm. In the die, one side gate (width 10 mm, thickness 2 mm) is arranged at the center in the width direction, and the surface of the die is mirror-finished by polishing with 8000 mesh.

(2) Preparation of plate-type test piece Using thermoplastic resin pellets, an injection molding machine (SE-180EV manufactured by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., cylinder diameter 32 mm) was used under two conditions of injection speeds of 5 mm / s and 50 mm / s. The cooling time was 30 seconds. The holding pressure switching position was set at a position where 95% of the cavity volume was filled with the primary pressure, and the holding pressure was 40 MPa. The cavity capacity refers to the capacity including the test piece and the sprue runner.
The temperature conditions were set as follows depending on the type of resin used.
A-1: Cylinder temperature 260 ° C, mold temperature 100 ° C
A-2: Cylinder temperature 200 ° C, mold temperature 60 ° C
A-3: Cylinder temperature 290 ° C, mold temperature 120 ° C
A-4: Cylinder temperature 260 ° C, mold temperature 100 ° C

(3) Flow Mark Suppression Characteristics A multi-angle spectrophotometer (BYK-maci 23 mm manufactured by BKY) was used near the gate and the central part of the plate type test piece, and 45 ° with respect to the sample normal line, as shown in FIG. When light was incident at an angle of, and regular reflection was set to 0 °, L * at a light receiving angle of −15 ° was measured, and the difference between L * near the gate and L * in the center was calculated as ΔL *. When a flow mark is generated near the gate, ΔL * becomes large. Note that ΔL * was an average value of 10 plate type test pieces.
⊚: ΔL * was 0 or more and 0.2 or less (best);
◯: ΔL * was more than 0.2 and 0.5 or less (good);
Δ: ΔL * was more than 0.5 and 1 or less (no problem in practical use);
X: ΔL * was more than 1 (problem in practical use).

(4) Metallic colorability A multi-angle spectrophotometer (BYK-maci 23 mm manufactured by BKY) was used near the gate and the central part of the plate-type test piece to measure at 45 ° with respect to the sample normal line as shown in FIG. L * when light is incident at an angle and specular reflection is 0 °, L * at light receiving angles of 15 ° (L15), 25 ° (L25) and 45 ° (L45) is measured, and the flip-flop is calculated by the following formula. Value (FF) was calculated. FF is an index that gives a metallic feel, and the larger the value, the better the metallic coloration.
FF = 0.908 x L15-0.069 x L25-0.412 x L45
⊚: FF was 90 or more (best);
◯: FF was 74 or more and less than 90 (good);
Δ: FF was 70 or more and less than 74 (no problem in practical use);
X: FF was less than 70 (there is a problem in practical use).

(5) Surface smoothness (surface glossiness)
Based on JIS Z8741, using a gloss meter (Glossmeter VG7000 type manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Co., Ltd.), the surface glossiness at any 5 points on the surface of a plate-type test piece molded at an injection speed of 5 mm / s at an incident angle of 20 °. It was measured. The lowest surface gloss S among the five surface glosses was used.
⊚: S was 95% or more (best);
◯: S was 88% or more and less than 95% (good);
Δ: S was 85% or more and less than 88% (no problem in practical use);
X: S was less than 85% (there is a problem in practical use).

(6) Metallic appearance The appearance of the molded product was visually observed and evaluated based on the degree of approximation to the appearance of metal (particularly aluminum).
⊚: The appearance of the molded body was the closest to the appearance of metal (best);
◯: The appearance of the molded body was similar to that of metal (good);
Δ: The appearance of the molded product was similar to the appearance of the metal without any practical problem (no practical problem);
X: The appearance of the molded body was not sufficiently similar to that of metal (there is a problem in practical use).
The evaluation result of the metallic appearance was in agreement with the lowest evaluation result of the metallic color developability, the surface smoothness, and the flow mark suppression property.

(7) Thermal deformation temperature (heat resistance) of injection molded product
Using thermoplastic resin pellets, using an injection molding machine (SE-180EV manufactured by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., barrel diameter 32 mm), the same temperature conditions as when the plate type test piece was prepared (that is, holding pressure 40 MPa, injection speed 50 mm) / S and cooling time 30 seconds), injection molding was performed to obtain an ISO multipurpose test piece (A type). The obtained test piece was used to measure the heat distortion temperature T under a load of 1.8 MPa according to ISO75.
⊚: T was 130 ° C. or higher (best);
◯: T was 60 ° C or higher and lower than 130 ° C (good);
Δ: T was 40 ° C or higher and lower than 60 ° C (no problem in practical use);
X: T was less than 40 ° C (there is a problem in practical use).

(8) Bending strength of injection molded products (mechanical properties)
Using the ISO multipurpose test piece (A type) of the preceding paragraph, the flexural modulus E was measured at an ambient temperature of 23 ° C. according to ISO178.
⊚: E was 4.0 GPa or more (best);
◯: E was 2.5 GPa or more and less than 4.0 GPa (good);
Δ: E was 2.0 GPa or more and less than 2.5 GPa (no problem in practical use);
X: E was less than 2.0 GPa (there is a problem in practical use).

(9) Length and diameter of pellets About 20 pellets (cylindrical shape) arbitrarily selected, the length (height) and diameter were measured using a micrometer (MDC-25MX) manufactured by Mitutoyo Corporation, and the average value was calculated. Calculated.

(10) Comprehensive Evaluation A comprehensive evaluation was made based on the evaluation results of metallic color developability, surface smoothness, flow mark suppression property, metallic appearance, heat resistance and mechanical properties.
⊚: All evaluation results were ◎ or higher;
○: The lowest evaluation result was ○ among all the evaluation results;
Δ: The lowest evaluation result of all the evaluation results was Δ;
X: Among all the evaluation results, the lowest evaluation result was x.

Example 1
As a thermoplastic resin, 100 parts by mass of polyamide 6 (A-1), 2.0 parts by mass of metallic particles (B-1) and 1.0 part by mass of metallic particles (B-2) were mixed at once, and a twin-screw extruder ( It was charged from a main hopper of TEM26SS manufactured by Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. and melt-kneaded. The kneaded product was extruded in a strand form from a die, cooled in a water tank and pelletized to obtain a polyamide resin composition pellet having a columnar shape. In cooling in the water tank, the horizontal distance from the die to submersion in water was 150 mm, and the water immersion distance was 2 m. Melt-kneading was performed at a resin temperature of 260 ° C., a screw rotation of 200 rpm, and a discharge rate of 30 kg / h. The die used had a diameter of 3 mm and the number of holes was two. Using the obtained pellets, a test piece was prepared according to the above-mentioned conditions, and then various evaluations were performed. The results are shown in Table 1.

Example 2
As a thermoplastic resin, 100 parts by mass of polypropylene (A-2), 2.0 parts by mass of metallic particles (B-1) and 1.0 part by mass of metallic particles (B-2) were mixed at once, and a twin-screw extruder (Toshiba It was charged from the main hopper of TEM26SS manufactured by Kikai Co., Ltd. and melt-kneaded. The kneaded product was extruded into a strand form from a die, cooled in a water tank and pelletized to obtain a polypropylene resin composition pellet having a cylindrical shape. In cooling in the water tank, the horizontal distance from the die to submersion in water was 100 mm, and the water immersion distance was 2.5 m. Melt-kneading was performed at a resin temperature of 200 ° C., a screw rotation of 200 rpm, and a discharge rate of 30 kg / h. The die used had a diameter of 3 mm and the number of holes was two. Using the obtained pellets, a test piece was prepared according to the above-mentioned conditions, and then various evaluations were performed. The results are shown in Table 1.

Example 3
As a thermoplastic resin, 100 parts by mass of polycarbonate (A-3), 0.5 parts by mass of metallic particles (B-1) and 0.5 parts by mass of metallic particles (B-2) were mixed at once, and a twin-screw extruder (Toshiba It was charged from the main hopper of TEM26SS manufactured by Kikai Co., Ltd. and melt-kneaded. The kneaded product was extruded into a strand form from a die, cooled in a water tank and pelletized to obtain a polycarbonate resin composition pellet having a cylindrical shape. In cooling in the water tank, the horizontal distance from the die to submersion in water was 200 mm, and the water immersion distance was 2 m. Melt kneading was performed at a resin temperature of 290 ° C., a screw rotation of 200 rpm, and a discharge rate of 25 kg / h. The die used had a diameter of 3 mm and the number of holes was two. Using the obtained pellets, a test piece was prepared according to the above-mentioned conditions, and then various evaluations were performed. The results are shown in Table 1.

Examples 4, 7 to 13 and Comparative Examples 1 to 6
Pellets were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the respective components were blended in the blending amounts shown in Table 1, and injection molding was further performed. Various evaluations were performed using the obtained test pieces. The results are shown in Table 1.

Example 5
Pellets were obtained in the same manner as in Example 2 except that the components were blended in the blending amounts shown in Table 1, and injection molding was performed. Various evaluations were performed using the obtained test pieces. The results are shown in Table 1.

Example 6
Pellets were obtained in the same manner as in Example 3 except that the components were blended in the blending amounts shown in Table 1, and injection molding was performed. Various evaluations were performed using the obtained test pieces. The results are shown in Table 1.

The molded products produced from the pellets obtained in Examples 1 to 13 were excellent in metallic color developability, surface smoothness and flow mark suppressing properties, and as a result, a sufficient metallic appearance was obtained. Further, the molded body was also excellent in heat resistance and mechanical properties. The metallic appearance of Example 9 was remarkably good.
The molded body produced from the pellets obtained in Comparative Example 1 had a large amount of metallic particles, so that the surface smoothness was lowered, and as a result, a metallic appearance was not sufficiently obtained.
The molded product produced from the pellets obtained in Comparative Example 2 had an excessive filler content, so that the metallic color developability, the surface smoothness and the flow mark suppressing property were deteriorated, and as a result, a metallic appearance was sufficiently obtained. There wasn't.
In the molded articles produced from the pellets obtained in Comparative Examples 3 to 5, the pellets did not have a predetermined size, so the flow mark suppressing property was deteriorated, and as a result, the metallic appearance was not sufficiently obtained.
The molded product produced from the pellets obtained in Comparative Example 6 had an excessively small amount of metallic particles, so that the metallic coloring property was deteriorated, and as a result, the metallic appearance was not sufficiently obtained.

The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet of the present invention can be suitably used for applications such as automobile interior parts and electric / electronic parts.

Claims

Metallic thermoplastic pellets containing 100 parts by weight of thermoplastic resin (A), 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of metallic particles (B), and 0 to 10 parts by weight of plate-like, fibrous and / or granular filler (C). And
The pellet has a columnar shape whose cross section perpendicular to the major axis direction is circular or elliptical,
A metallic thermoplastic thermoplastic resin pellet, wherein the pellet has a length of 0.5 to 2.8 mm and a cross-sectional major axis of 0.5 to 2.8 mm.
The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to claim 1, wherein the product of the length (mm) of the pellet and the major axis (mm) of the cross section is 0.5 to 8.
The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the thermoplastic resin (A) is polyamide, polyolefin or polycarbonate.
The metallic particles (B) are aluminum, iron, nickel, chromium, tin, zinc, indium, titanium and copper as the metal; an alloy of two or more kinds of the metals; and an oxide of the metal and the alloy. The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is a particle of at least one inorganic material selected from the group consisting of :, a nitride, a sulfide, and a carbide.
The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the metallic particles (B) have an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 µm.
The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the content of the metallic particles (B) is 1 to 5 parts by mass.
7. The filler (C) is at least one kind of inorganic filler selected from the group consisting of swelling layered silicate, talc, kaolin, wollastonite, calcium carbonate, silica, and mica. Metallic thermoplastic resin pellets according to Crab.
The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the filler (C) has an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 10 µm.
The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the content of the filler (C) is 2 to 10 parts by mass.
The thermoplastic resin (A) is polyamide,
The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a product of a length (mm) of the pellet and a major axis (mm) of the cross section is 0.5 to 5.5.
The thermoplastic resin (A) is polyamide,
The product of the length (mm) of the pellet and the major axis (mm) of the cross section is 0.5 to 2;
The metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the content of the filler (C) is 2 to 10 parts by mass.
A molded product obtained by injection molding or extrusion molding using the metallic thermoplastic resin pellet according to any one of claims 1 to 11.